"Missiles are cool"
- Ares Industries is the first weapons companies backed by Y Combinator
- Ares Industries specializes in "low-cost cruise missiles" intended for potential conflict between the US and China in the Taiwan Strait. The company claims current US weapons are too large and expensive for modern warfare.
- Ares's anti-ship cruise missiles are designed to be 10 times smaller and 10 times cheaper than current alternatives, with a price tag of $300,000 per missile.
- Co-founder Alex Tseng personal bio on Y Combinator reads simply: "Missiles are cool"
